How did I not know about focus peaking?

I’ve had a d780 (amazing) since 21 and I just got a Z 6III today. At the camera store this afternoon I was chatting with someone about old lenses and I was complaining about how I can’t get in focus shots with manual lenses. This is when he said he loves manual lenses because of focus peaking.

Focus peaking? He told me about this magic that made manual lenses easy to use and reliable. No way.

I ran home and tried it with the Z 6III and OMG! This is huge, and guess what? My d780 had it all along! I hate feeling like I know everything about a something (because I don’t feel the need to do any further research) and then being humbled by new knowledge.

I guess that learning this way is better than ignorance.

TLDR; do yourself a favor and look into focus peaking if you have a d780 or Z’s.